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karzai suggested the u.s. is using terror attacks to preview how things will turn once they leave. >> they're trying to frighten us into thinking that if foreigners were not in afghanistan, we would be facing the sorts of incidents. >> a u.s. official who spoke to reuters said the allegations are simply incorrect. shortly after the comments came to light, a scheduled joint news conference karzai was to hold with defense secretary chuck hagel was abruptly cancelled. a pentagon spokesman said the schedule changed for a variety of reasons including security issues in kabul. representatives at the afghan presidential palace are reportedly blaming a schedule conflict for the cancellation, but the american defense department is now telling us that secretary hagel and president karzai will meet privately today and hagel will hold an on camera briefing afterwards and we're about two and a half hours away from hearing from the secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> back to you. >> should be pretty interesting. thank you
karzai suggested the u.s. is using terror attacks to preview how things will turn once they leave. >> they're trying to frighten us into thinking that if foreigners were not in afghanistan, we would be facing the sorts of incidents. >> a u.s. official who spoke to reuters said the allegations are simply incorrect. shortly after the comments came to light, a scheduled joint news conference karzai was to hold with defense secretary chuck hagel was abruptly cancelled. a pentagon...
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potential candidates include karzai's brother, and a man who served as interior minister under karzai, a former finance minister is also rumored to be a likely runners. abdullah was karzai's main rival in the 2009 vote. afghanistan is strategically important and rich in resources. at stake is whether its next elected leader can overcome a host of challenges to improve the lot of the nation and its people. political maneuvering among presidential hopefuls is expected to heat up soon. nhk world, kabul. >>> european union saying they are dumping. tell us more about that. >> some eu officials want to impose a heavy tax on those imports but others are against it. they want to settle this via dialogue. now it's up to china whether the world's second largest economy can resolve this trade dispute. china's next move will determine whether the two sides can find an amicable solution. he made the comment after an unofficial meeting with a senior chinese official. the european commission is looking to impose new tariffs of around 47% on china made solar par panels and related parts. some eu comp
potential candidates include karzai's brother, and a man who served as interior minister under karzai, a former finance minister is also rumored to be a likely runners. abdullah was karzai's main rival in the 2009 vote. afghanistan is strategically important and rich in resources. at stake is whether its next elected leader can overcome a host of challenges to improve the lot of the nation and its people. political maneuvering among presidential hopefuls is expected to heat up soon. nhk world,...
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president karzai tried to say he was misinterpreted. and apparently they're going to let bygones be bygones, he is aware he infuriated the u.s. by somehow suggesting that the u.s. was colluding with the taliban. at the same time, secretary kerry went to great lengths to show that they have patched things over. a show of unity. praising, effusively praising karzai for steps that he's taking. trying to encourage him, saying it was his legacy, his historic role to have real elections and turn power over at the end of his term. the other issues, tough issues involved one resolution today, which was the turnover of the bagram from american control to afghan control, a big sticking point with president karzai. i asked both of them about the fact that there are high-value detainees, very dangerous prisoners, that the u.s. considers very dangerous, now turned over to afghan control, did the u.s. have veto power over afghan release of these prisoners? kerry said he was confident that they would have consultations. and that they would not be rele
president karzai tried to say he was misinterpreted. and apparently they're going to let bygones be bygones, he is aware he infuriated the u.s. by somehow suggesting that the u.s. was colluding with the taliban. at the same time, secretary kerry went to great lengths to show that they have patched things over. a show of unity. praising, effusively praising karzai for steps that he's taking. trying to encourage him, saying it was his legacy, his historic role to have real elections and turn...
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defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those were not my words. those were the words picked up by the media. >> we're on the same page. i don't think there's any disagreement between us and i'm very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> it wasn't kerry's first mission to deal with a karzai problem. he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a run-off election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base giving karzai the power, if he chooses, to release dangerous prisoners. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to his visit
defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those...
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we look at what may be behind hamid karzai's behavior. >> to understand hamid karzai, you need to look at vladimir putin. just returned from afghanistan and says karzai's unwillingness to sign a security deal with the u.s. has to do with his desire to stay relevant after the presidential election in april when according to the constitution he must step down. >> there are a lot of comparisons with putin and obviously each country is different, but i think what you see is someone who has probably in his own mind convinced himself that what's good for him is what's good for afghanistan. >> reporter: some think karzai is trying to position himself as putin did in russia so his successor is weak and easily controlled by karzai. not signing the security deal until after the election prevents him from becoming a lame duck. >> he's bought the logic that he was the only one that could hold it it together. in my years of going there, the one thing afghans agree on is he's the one guy that's been the corrupt cancer at the core of it it. >> national security adviser susan rice who left kabul empty
we look at what may be behind hamid karzai's behavior. >> to understand hamid karzai, you need to look at vladimir putin. just returned from afghanistan and says karzai's unwillingness to sign a security deal with the u.s. has to do with his desire to stay relevant after the presidential election in april when according to the constitution he must step down. >> there are a lot of comparisons with putin and obviously each country is different, but i think what you see is someone who...
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. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, has extended talks with the pakistani officials. karzai says that wants the government to arrange a meeting between the peace council and the taliban. this would appear to be a promising sign, kamal? >> indeed. as you mentioned, this trip was supposed to last only five hours when president hamid karzai touched down in islamabad with a delegation including a member of the high peace council and following the talks with the prime minister, there was it appears some breaking of the ice after which the prime minister requested to extend his stay, which he did and this morning he flew into a locale not far from islamabad to a cooler place to discuss informally the important issues before them and president karzai had asked the pakistani government formally to arrange talks with the taliban and the pakistani president has assured hamid karzai that pakistan will attempt to arrive at a settlement but having said all of that there were serious differences because there were hawks who had not wants discussions with pakistan and some in pakist
. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, has extended talks with the pakistani officials. karzai says that wants the government to arrange a meeting between the peace council and the taliban. this would appear to be a promising sign, kamal? >> indeed. as you mentioned, this trip was supposed to last only five hours when president hamid karzai touched down in islamabad with a delegation including a member of the high peace council and following the talks with the prime...
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presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury as not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can very worried about that once you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also you know that i can very said this is way back in november november nine of number six of two thousand and nine he said you know i think that karzai would like to have us invest even more freely in there because he thinks that the u.s. is just interested in in fighting it in eternal war on terror and permanent military bases to have influence in that immediate area well i can very have it exactly right karzai is acting that way it's an insoluble problem as long as the populace nani's play the game of feeding the insurgents the parker studies or our loyal allies of course and this whole question of o
presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury as not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can very worried about that once you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also you...
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country until two thousand and twenty four secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai reached the accord on the heels of the loya jirga or afghanistan's grand assembly however just today cars i said that he would delay signing the agreement until after the presidential elections in april twenty fourth team and with these negotiations one point of contention has been the number of criminal incidents which afghan civilians have been executed via night raids or drone strikes that kerry said an apology on behalf of the us for these instances is off the table if the security agreement is approved it will cement the notion that the war in afghanistan is far from over and it will extend well beyond the twenty fourteen deadline or bridgeman set by obama of course the u.s. has also promised to continue funding afghan security forces so if bin ladin dead for years and no clear goal of why the u.s. is so keen on staying in afghanistan i'll break it all down i'm joined by ray mcgovern former cia analyst thank you so much for coming in right welcome so ray what do you think the out
country until two thousand and twenty four secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai reached the accord on the heels of the loya jirga or afghanistan's grand assembly however just today cars i said that he would delay signing the agreement until after the presidential elections in april twenty fourth team and with these negotiations one point of contention has been the number of criminal incidents which afghan civilians have been executed via night raids or drone strikes...
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nhk world's masaki suta reports. >> reporter: president karzai's visit was his first since musharraf became prime minister to akistan in june. encourage the taliban to return to the negotiating table. >> i've come, mr. prime minister, to meet with you, and to advance the course of action together by having a common campaign to make sure that the two countries are safer, and prosperous towards a secure future. >> reporter: securing a peace agreement with the taliban is the sing the most important issue for karzai. the militant group has been stepping up attacks as international troops prepare to withdraw from afghanistan. but the taliban has so far refused to talk to the karzai administration, accusing it of being a puppet of the united states. a peace deal is also an important goal for the united states. in june, the u.s. tried to launch direct talks with the taliban which opens channels for discussions, but that move angered president karzai. he saw it as an attempt to bypass his government. and the dialogue was postponed. to break the impasse, karzai has been asking pakistan to rel
nhk world's masaki suta reports. >> reporter: president karzai's visit was his first since musharraf became prime minister to akistan in june. encourage the taliban to return to the negotiating table. >> i've come, mr. prime minister, to meet with you, and to advance the course of action together by having a common campaign to make sure that the two countries are safer, and prosperous towards a secure future. >> reporter: securing a peace agreement with the taliban is the sing...
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karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role lead to the spring that you'll be winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immediate agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you spoke about the threats to your nation's sovereign sy. i wonder if you'll be working on behalf of an agreement to keep some forces in afghanistan after the 2014 date and how many u.s. troops you would accept after that time. thank you. >> okay. scott, our first task has been to meet the transition plan that we set first in lisbon, then in chicago. and because of the progress that has been made by our troops, because of the progress that has been made in terms of afghan security forces, their capacity to take the lead, we are able to
karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role lead to the spring that you'll be winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immediate agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you spoke about the threats to...
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we are groveling to karzai. i know karzai. i have known him for 20 years. and to suggest -- his family, we all know what his family's done. they have become filthy rich. and we are dealing with a group there now centered around the karzai clique. drug dealing, skimming of usaid, cronyism at its worst. and we are dealing with pakistan in order to make sure we have a presence there, meaning in afghanistan, and the pakistanis are doing what? we know the pakistanis are behind the i.s.i., who they are financing. we know that they spent money that we end up getting from us to kill american soldiers. this is insanity. then we have people who want to stay longer? it's time for us to get our butts out of that country. maybe not for their sake, for our sake. we don't even care enough to know how much it's costing or how many killed and wounded we suffered. that should be right on the tip of your tongue because that's a cost to everybody's kid. everybody has got a son there or has to know that our number one priority is that person who we sent over there we care about
we are groveling to karzai. i know karzai. i have known him for 20 years. and to suggest -- his family, we all know what his family's done. they have become filthy rich. and we are dealing with a group there now centered around the karzai clique. drug dealing, skimming of usaid, cronyism at its worst. and we are dealing with pakistan in order to make sure we have a presence there, meaning in afghanistan, and the pakistanis are doing what? we know the pakistanis are behind the i.s.i., who they...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in the middle of his visit to the u.s. he met with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday. they talked about handing off security responsibility to afghan forces by the end of 2014 as well as preparations for elections next year. at one point secretary clinton joked to karzai about defense secretary panetta's plans to retire to his walnut farm in california. >> secretary pan net, in addition is at last with walnuts. >> clinton and panetta had a private dinner with karzai. and karzai meets with president obama later today. >>> there's new information about last year's secret service scandal involving prostitutes in colombia. according to an investigation by nbc news two u.s. drug enforcement agents facilitated a sexual encounter between a prostitute and a secret service agent just days before president obama's visit to cartagena in april. the findings reveal the agents tried to destroy incriminating information that led to the incident. the case has been referred to the dea. >>> louisiana governor bobby jindal has decl
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in the middle of his visit to the u.s. he met with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday. they talked about handing off security responsibility to afghan forces by the end of 2014 as well as preparations for elections next year. at one point secretary clinton joked to karzai about defense secretary panetta's plans to retire to his walnut farm in california. >> secretary pan net, in addition is at last with walnuts. >> clinton and...
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karzai confirmed receiving the money during a tour o europe today. >> yes. the office of the national security adviser had beenhe united states government for the past years,g amount though. used f various purposes. >> in fact karza own barbara starr, our pentagon reporter in 2010 the his office ju] ; st like iran was. now, while it's unclear whether president karzai has personally spent any of thisdevelopment certainly raises some serious questions about the in the afghanistan war. joining me now to discuss the implications is peter galbraith, a former u.s. a.m.mbassador and deputy united nations special representative in afghanistan, now at the center for arms control and nonproliferation. peter, nice to see you. i want your reaction. are you at all surprised by the news that the cia was dropping off bags of cash to president karzai's i wasn't totally surprised because it's the of we sometimes do but i think this is all very unwise and it's indicative of theproblems that we're facing in afghanistan. here we are portraying har inging hamid karzai as the pro
karzai confirmed receiving the money during a tour o europe today. >> yes. the office of the national security adviser had beenhe united states government for the past years,g amount though. used f various purposes. >> in fact karza own barbara starr, our pentagon reporter in 2010 the his office ju];st like iran was. now, while it's unclear whether president karzai has personally spent any of thisdevelopment certainly raises some serious questions about the in the afghanistan war....
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how does anyone justify or explain hamid karzai's words that the u.s. would be conspiring with the taliban? how is that explainable? >> it is not explainable. and karzai has been known to do this sort of thing before. he goes off the handle, off script. as he man who hasn't delivered basic services to his own people, desperately needs somebody to blame. blaming the taliban sometimes feels old so he is blaming his best allies, the people who are giving blood and treasure in defense of his country and particularly his presidency. so he has done this sort of thing before. i doubt very much that his own people would take that very seriously. >> because it is believed by his own people that he is our problem. in a sense, the u.s. picked this individual and has chosen to negotiator deal with him over these many years. in a sense he belongs to the u.s. >> yes, if you ask afghans, they will tell you this is their man. they did vote for him twice in elections that may or may not have been entirely fair but the fact is he was brought out of exile by the united st
how does anyone justify or explain hamid karzai's words that the u.s. would be conspiring with the taliban? how is that explainable? >> it is not explainable. and karzai has been known to do this sort of thing before. he goes off the handle, off script. as he man who hasn't delivered basic services to his own people, desperately needs somebody to blame. blaming the taliban sometimes feels old so he is blaming his best allies, the people who are giving blood and treasure in defense of his...
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if you multiply that over ten years it adds up to $36 million by karzai's own account. the new york times was first to report the payments today and said the cash was delivered sometimes in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags. u.s. officials say the money is used to buy the loyalty of warlords as well as cover some off-the-book operations. we checked with the white house, state department and cia, none of whom would deny the report. in washington speak that goes to a confirmation. i asked one official if payments of cash had, in fact, been delivered every day to karzai's office. he said, well, we never said it was every day. one interesting footnote, by the way, iran had also been delivering payments to karzai until about a year ago when tehran cut off karzai supposedly because he was getting too close to the u.s. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. bureau tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> back in this country there was a big announcement this morning, a first of its kind. a male athlete, an active player in a major american sports league has come out as gay. hi
if you multiply that over ten years it adds up to $36 million by karzai's own account. the new york times was first to report the payments today and said the cash was delivered sometimes in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags. u.s. officials say the money is used to buy the loyalty of warlords as well as cover some off-the-book operations. we checked with the white house, state department and cia, none of whom would deny the report. in washington speak that goes to a confirmation. i...
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secretary of state john kerry and president hamid karzai are holding talks as you see right there. what is the latest. we had to speculate earlier because we were only getting tiny updates. we're getting a clearer picture of what is going on with this press conference. what do you know? >> reporter: that's right, we know secretary kerry said that he and president karzai had resolved the main issues, the main sticking point in this security agreement that spells out an illegal basis for u.s. troops here and beyond 2014 when the n.a.t.o. mission ends. if they have an agreement president karzai can take to national assembly that is expected to assemble in early november, and it will be that assembly that will give this agreement a final stamp of approval. but still one thing has not been agreed, one thing that is totally u up to is the questionf immunity and jurisdiction. in virtually every agreement the united states has forces overseas the united states keeps jurisdiction over its soldiers. if an american soldier commits a crime, he faces u.s. law, and is not prosecuted in the count
secretary of state john kerry and president hamid karzai are holding talks as you see right there. what is the latest. we had to speculate earlier because we were only getting tiny updates. we're getting a clearer picture of what is going on with this press conference. what do you know? >> reporter: that's right, we know secretary kerry said that he and president karzai had resolved the main issues, the main sticking point in this security agreement that spells out an illegal basis for...
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i think president karzai understands that. i do not want to get ahead of research in terms of the negotiations that are still remaining on the bilateral security agreement, but from my perspective, it will not be possible for us to have any kind of u.s. troop presence post-2014 without assurances that our men and women who are operating there in some way subject to the jurisdiction of another country. >> well, sir, the bilateral security agreement is in mind for the interests of both countries. the issue of the immunity is of very specific importance to the united states we understand, as was for us the issue of sovereignty and the tensions and the continued presence of international forces in afghan villages and the conduct of the war itself. with those issues resolved, as we did today, the rest was done earlier, i can go to the afghan people and argue for immunity for u.s. troops in afghanistan in a way that afghan sovereignty will not be compromised, in a way that afghan law will not be compromised, in a way that the provis
i think president karzai understands that. i do not want to get ahead of research in terms of the negotiations that are still remaining on the bilateral security agreement, but from my perspective, it will not be possible for us to have any kind of u.s. troop presence post-2014 without assurances that our men and women who are operating there in some way subject to the jurisdiction of another country. >> well, sir, the bilateral security agreement is in mind for the interests of both...
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-- >> it's a burst from karzai that we have seen in the past. >> is karzai aware of the domestic politics here? that there is not a lot of public demand for troops to be kept there longer? >> i don't think he is. he talked to u.s. officials and afghan officials. even the reporting that has been coming out over the agreement over the last few weeks, it was over the minutia. are they going to get a deal on the immunity? are they going to have the ability to conduct raids and negotiating points of this agreement. not is it a good idea to have an agreement that would extend the longest war in u.s. history for another decade or more for an unclear goal. if u.s. troops stayed here for 7,000 or 8,000, what would they be doing when they are locked in their bases? what is there purpose? aren't they karzai's body guard for propping up the government and increasingly isolated from the reality of the rest of the country? >> let me go to the general on that point. you and i exchanged comments about this yesterday. you are critical of this deal. explain. >> i think it's a muddled thinking. the question
-- >> it's a burst from karzai that we have seen in the past. >> is karzai aware of the domestic politics here? that there is not a lot of public demand for troops to be kept there longer? >> i don't think he is. he talked to u.s. officials and afghan officials. even the reporting that has been coming out over the agreement over the last few weeks, it was over the minutia. are they going to get a deal on the immunity? are they going to have the ability to conduct raids and...
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secretary kerry holding a third round of talks with hamid karzai. the two are hoping to hammer out blith ral security deal -- bilateral security deal. but with the news they captured a leader in afghanistan it may be a point of contention. conor powell is following developments from the middle east bureau with the latest. connor? >> they have been doing this for years and talks stalled for weeks and months but kerry hinted he and karzai are making progress so that is why karzai is staying and talking with kerry for a third day there. they will continue to meet and really discuss this long-term agreement. the heart of the dispute is the karzai demand that the u.s. military stop rays across afghanistan. karzai demanded end to unilateral military operations he believes threatens the afghan sovereignty. he is demanding the u.s. promise to protect afghanistan from foreign invaders, specifically, pakistan. the united states believes that both afghanistan and pakistan are valuable allies, even though they are troubled allies. there are roughly 87,000 inter
secretary kerry holding a third round of talks with hamid karzai. the two are hoping to hammer out blith ral security deal -- bilateral security deal. but with the news they captured a leader in afghanistan it may be a point of contention. conor powell is following developments from the middle east bureau with the latest. connor? >> they have been doing this for years and talks stalled for weeks and months but kerry hinted he and karzai are making progress so that is why karzai is staying...
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not all good news for karzai recently. yesterday he announced that he was going to go to doha at the invitation of the qatari to begin discussions how to begin discussions, finally, formally and directly with the taliban. he made that announce wanted to. a taliban spokesman told nbc news we haven't talked to karzai before, we're not going to. but that aside, will meet with secretary kerry. the two men know each other, and this looks like a likelihood they will have that joint press conference, and some positive news as well. chris? >> mike, thanks. we'll be looking out for it. >>> fighting has escalated inside the capital of syria, where rebels have fired multiple rockets into downtown damascus. some of them exploding less than a mile from president assad's home. meanwhile, more calls from congress about america stepping up to the opposition. here's intelligence committee chairman mike rogers of michigan. >> we create a safe zone in the north, meaning -- think of this. the assad regime has used approximately 100 scud missi
not all good news for karzai recently. yesterday he announced that he was going to go to doha at the invitation of the qatari to begin discussions how to begin discussions, finally, formally and directly with the taliban. he made that announce wanted to. a taliban spokesman told nbc news we haven't talked to karzai before, we're not going to. but that aside, will meet with secretary kerry. the two men know each other, and this looks like a likelihood they will have that joint press conference,...
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also, president karzai has a great history, a friendship history with pakistan. i think president karzai still possesses that where he can use previous leverage and try to create a space and trust between two countries, which utilized by nato, united states and all other countries involved and because that have, you know, the 2014 date is approaching. >> indeed. good to get your analysis there. thank you very much indeed for that. national security expert speaking to us from islamabad. >> more than 20,000 people have been moved from their homes in russia's far east after the eveningen's worst floods in living memory. soldiers have been sent to help as rising water threatens homes and power plants. peter sharp sends this report. >> the doctor begins her daly house calls, but this time, she's taking a boat. >> the floods have cut the village in half. here was a road. the house is now underwater. >> as the local doctor, she's responsible for the health of more than 2,000 people. today, the doctor is delivering some bat news. she's just learned that the government ba
also, president karzai has a great history, a friendship history with pakistan. i think president karzai still possesses that where he can use previous leverage and try to create a space and trust between two countries, which utilized by nato, united states and all other countries involved and because that have, you know, the 2014 date is approaching. >> indeed. good to get your analysis there. thank you very much indeed for that. national security expert speaking to us from islamabad....
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-led coalition has apologized for yesterday's strike but karzai says it shows the u.s. does not respect the lives of afghan civilians. for years, our innocent people have become victims in war under the name of terrorism and they have no safety in their hoemd, end quote. u.s. officials say if karzai does not sign that security agreement this year, they'll start making plans to withdrawal all american forces after 2014. katherine live with the news from washington. what's the response? >> isaf acknowledging the incident with coalition officials telling reporters it was a midlevel taliban commander. the statement reads in part, isaf deeply regrets any civilian casualties caused by this air strike yesterday. isaf is committed to assuming all those are taken to prevent civilian casualties. the general in afghan called hamid karzai late last night to personally convey this message, and promising to investigate what happened and how an afghan child became collateral damage in this strike. based on his statements, though, karzai is digging in by saying the strike is another ex
-led coalition has apologized for yesterday's strike but karzai says it shows the u.s. does not respect the lives of afghan civilians. for years, our innocent people have become victims in war under the name of terrorism and they have no safety in their hoemd, end quote. u.s. officials say if karzai does not sign that security agreement this year, they'll start making plans to withdrawal all american forces after 2014. katherine live with the news from washington. what's the response? >>...
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. >> rebound and afghan president karzai are preparing to meet this morning. >> first the tech bytes. >> warning for anyone running java. disable the software because a problem has been detected that allows hackers to attack some computers. it is a mess. another says that it is like open season on consumers. apple is knocking down reports they are planning a cheaper version of the iphone. executive from apple says the company will not sale a less expensive version for the sake of market share. wearable gadgets are a big trend at the consumer electronics show including devices that move by wave brain data. some parents could find this practical, a high-tech potty training solution that keeps >> los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. at 4:43 on friday morning. this is a live picture from our rooftop camera and there is something different about the bay bridge. >> the light installations are being tested. >> it looks like etch a sketch. it is chilly. mike will have that forecast coming up. >> gore brown says california's economy is
. >> rebound and afghan president karzai are preparing to meet this morning. >> first the tech bytes. >> warning for anyone running java. disable the software because a problem has been detected that allows hackers to attack some computers. it is a mess. another says that it is like open season on consumers. apple is knocking down reports they are planning a cheaper version of the iphone. executive from apple says the company will not sale a less expensive version for the sake...
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what you just heard john kerry said and what you heard hamid karzai say wa, did you hear? >> what i heard is that we made an important step forward but fundamentally there's still a big and important gap. the issues related to jurisdiction over u.s. and international troops after 2014 essentially are a matter of trust. trust between the united states and international forces and the afghanistan and particularly president karzai. and that trust is still lacking. >> omar samad did you hear trust. >> there has been a trust issue for a while but i think that we are not on one step but a couple of steps ahead and forward. and we have made progress. i think the two sides understand what is at stake. before this announcement in what president karzai said about the jurisdiction issue being discussed by the-- and the parliament, the two sticking issues contentious issues had to do with sovereignty and the definition of aggression and how the u.s. might help the afghans post 2014. that seems to have been resolved. those were the hardest items to resolve. those items need-- seem to h
what you just heard john kerry said and what you heard hamid karzai say wa, did you hear? >> what i heard is that we made an important step forward but fundamentally there's still a big and important gap. the issues related to jurisdiction over u.s. and international troops after 2014 essentially are a matter of trust. trust between the united states and international forces and the afghanistan and particularly president karzai. and that trust is still lacking. >> omar samad did you...
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the president is very upset at the karzai attitude in the fracturing relationship but he wants to say he still has the option to pull out the americ rug from underneath him. >> that videoconference between the president and karzai would tip the balance civic i was told it was the unmitigated disaster. both presidents wentfter each other with karzai training to cut off relations with the united states because we talked to the taliban and the president tries to get his agenda through to krzai if he is not listening. >> it also reminds people how theorces left iraq afr they could not negotiate an agreement to allow any troops tuesday as a stabilizing force. in may alone 1,000 iraqis were killed in sectarian violence making it the most by the month in iraq since the surge in 2007. >> they're not any similarities between iraq and afghanistan. >> but the office has been closed in protest after president karzai said it is setting up a government-in-exile. lou: jennifer iffin chief national security correspondent. with the political instability in egypt the muslim brotherhood rejeed the plan
the president is very upset at the karzai attitude in the fracturing relationship but he wants to say he still has the option to pull out the americ rug from underneath him. >> that videoconference between the president and karzai would tip the balance civic i was told it was the unmitigated disaster. both presidents wentfter each other with karzai training to cut off relations with the united states because we talked to the taliban and the president tries to get his agenda through to...
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the real problem in afghanistan is not just karzai, but working for karzai. they are not honest. they're very focused on their personal gain, their pockets. they're just thinking the next minute and we have to get as much as we can and will be out of the country immediately. host: a lot to chew on there. thank you. guest: first, let me thank him. linguists are worth their weight in gold. in iraq, that was the most precious asset i had. people like him who believe in their country and have worked to help make their country stronger should be commended for their service. i am struck as we sit here next to the u.s. capitol and the statue of ulysses s. grant just of president grant when i think about karzai. grant, a man of the incredible personal integrity, as i would think most would say karzai is. that was very corrupt. i think that is a good example for us to think about. president karzai has not always had the best choice in friends, but he is also conducting a very delicate balancing act among a team of rivals, in many cases, with blood on their hands. host: we should talk abou
the real problem in afghanistan is not just karzai, but working for karzai. they are not honest. they're very focused on their personal gain, their pockets. they're just thinking the next minute and we have to get as much as we can and will be out of the country immediately. host: a lot to chew on there. thank you. guest: first, let me thank him. linguists are worth their weight in gold. in iraq, that was the most precious asset i had. people like him who believe in their country and have...
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karzai is insistent that the pack instead be signed by his successor in april. us national security adviser susan rice traveled to afghanistan over the weekend and met with karzai to speak about moving the pack forward according to the white house race reiterated that with out upon signature. the us would have no toys that in uta planning for post twenty fourteen future and wish there would be no us or nato troop presence in afghanistan but karzai is seemingly rejecting the track and said outlining new conditions for signing the agreement the conditions included included but were not limited to for treating afghan citizens from the us detention center at one time all that well it's now been over six months since president obama took to the podium at the national defense university and spoke about the need for more accountability and transparency for the u s drone program. the very precision of drone strikes and unnecessary secrecy often involved in such actions can end up shielding our government from the scrutiny. the troop deployment and bikes. it also leave a
karzai is insistent that the pack instead be signed by his successor in april. us national security adviser susan rice traveled to afghanistan over the weekend and met with karzai to speak about moving the pack forward according to the white house race reiterated that with out upon signature. the us would have no toys that in uta planning for post twenty fourteen future and wish there would be no us or nato troop presence in afghanistan but karzai is seemingly rejecting the track and said...
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and so i think president karzai understands that. i don't want to get ahead of ourselves in terms of the negotiations that are still remaining on the bilateral security agreement, but i think it is fair to say from my perspective at least, it will not be possible for us to have any kind of u.s. troop presence post 2014 without assurances that our men and women who are operating there are in some way subject to the jurisdiction of another country. >> well, sir, the bilateral security agreement is in mind for the interests of both countries. we understand that the issue of immunity is of very specific importance for the united states. as was, for us, the issue of sovereignty and detentions and the continued presence of international forces in afghan villages and the very conduct of the war itself. with those issues resolved, as we did today, part of it, the rest was done earlier, i can go to the afghan people and argue for immunity for u.s. troops in afghanistan in a way that afghan sovereignty would not be compromised, in a way that a
and so i think president karzai understands that. i don't want to get ahead of ourselves in terms of the negotiations that are still remaining on the bilateral security agreement, but i think it is fair to say from my perspective at least, it will not be possible for us to have any kind of u.s. troop presence post 2014 without assurances that our men and women who are operating there are in some way subject to the jurisdiction of another country. >> well, sir, the bilateral security...
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we know president karzai to be unpredictable in the past. they were to hold a joint news conference today with the afghan leader. then it was canceled for what were said to be security reasons. the two met in private. >> african president hamid karzai made a sensational accusation against the united states telling a television audience he thinks the american taliban have been coordinating terror attacks against civilians as recently as this week intending to show civilians how quickly the security situation on the ground will deteriorate after most u.s. troops left the country at the end of next year. >> they are trying to fright ten us they were foreigners if not in afghanistan we will be facing this sort of incident. >> president karzai cancelled a press conference today the two met anyway. hagel said he told the afghan president his flames are false. >> i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. >> political pressure probably made him speak out ag
we know president karzai to be unpredictable in the past. they were to hold a joint news conference today with the afghan leader. then it was canceled for what were said to be security reasons. the two met in private. >> african president hamid karzai made a sensational accusation against the united states telling a television audience he thinks the american taliban have been coordinating terror attacks against civilians as recently as this week intending to show civilians how quickly the...
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karzai insisted that they were misinterpreted. that they were specific comments he made and he doubled down on them in following days, kerry said we're past that now. it is not an issue any longer. and finally, karzai talked about his intent to go to doja and qatar in the next few days to begin talks with how to begin peace talks with the taliban. somewhat controversial because the taliban has said it doesn't want to deal with karzai at all. kerry has said we support any effort that's made for the afghan effort to speak with other afghans about reconciliation and peace talks. the more we support them, the better it is. and he expects that karzai will go and make that effort. and he said about that issue, we're all on the same page. he could have used that expression about every issue that was discussed at tonight's press conference. the two men, men who know each other. if they're not necessarily friends, they certainly did not act in their body language or the things they said like adversaries. that's a little different than the
karzai insisted that they were misinterpreted. that they were specific comments he made and he doubled down on them in following days, kerry said we're past that now. it is not an issue any longer. and finally, karzai talked about his intent to go to doja and qatar in the next few days to begin talks with how to begin peace talks with the taliban. somewhat controversial because the taliban has said it doesn't want to deal with karzai at all. kerry has said we support any effort that's made for...
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president obama and afghan president hamid karzai announced a somewhat accelerated time line for u.s. troops to transfer control to the afghan forces, initially slated to occur this summer. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. >> reporter: the president delivered a blunt assessment of the mission. for the 66,000 americans who will still provide logistic support, transportation, and air cover. >> that doesn't mean that coalition forces, including u.s. forces, are no longer fighting. they will still be fighting alongside afghan troops. >> reporter: left unsaid today, how many american troops, if any, will remain after 2014? the official end of the combat mission. >> i can't give you a precise number at this point. i'll probably make a separate announcement once i've gotten recommendations from the generals and our commanders. >> reporter: president karzai had signaled he wanted a robust troop presence. today he hedged. >> numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader
president obama and afghan president hamid karzai announced a somewhat accelerated time line for u.s. troops to transfer control to the afghan forces, initially slated to occur this summer. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. >> reporter: the president delivered a blunt assessment of the mission. for the 66,000 americans who will still provide logistic support, transportation, and air cover. >> that...
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and because of that, afghan president hamid karzai had ordered that those special forces withdraw. he gave a two-week deadline. that's now passed. the withdrawal has not happened. wardak controversial for the past month and now controversial for a different reason, a new green-on-green attack, afghan against afghan, afghan against coalition forces. mike taibbi, nbc news, kabul. >>> we'll stay in afghanistan. prior to a meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel, afghanistan president hamid karzai suggested the u.s. was in cahoots with the taliban. defense secretary chuck hagel on his first visit to afghanistan rejected the harsh accusations prior to their meeting in kabul. karzai said that the sworn enemies were actually working together to make afghans fearful of more violence if foreign troops withdraw which is supposed to start next year. the taliban quickly denied those claims. >>> annual war games between the u.s. and south korea have triggered a fresh round of threats from the north. in response to the start of 11 days of military maneuvers, north korea saying it will launch
and because of that, afghan president hamid karzai had ordered that those special forces withdraw. he gave a two-week deadline. that's now passed. the withdrawal has not happened. wardak controversial for the past month and now controversial for a different reason, a new green-on-green attack, afghan against afghan, afghan against coalition forces. mike taibbi, nbc news, kabul. >>> we'll stay in afghanistan. prior to a meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel, afghanistan president...
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president obama is meeting with president karzai tomorrow. but it has also revealed where american politics are. in year 12 of this war. nobody is outraged by the prospect of it being all the way over. balloon down. "first look" is up next. >>> good friday morning. right now on "first look," vice president joe biden readies his gun control recommendations for president obama. >>> major concern among top military brass that budget cuts and hiring freezes could create a department of defense with a hollow force. >>> government sting. the dea set up our own secret service agents with prostitutes. >>> all that, plus, the growing flu epidemic, one year after the costa concordia accident, and the return of the water skiing squirrel. >>> good morning. vice president biden continues to hold meetings as the head of the administration's gun control traffic force. biden met with gun control advocates as well as retailers. while participants described the meetings as open and frank, the nra had harsh words for the president afterwards. >> the administrat
president obama is meeting with president karzai tomorrow. but it has also revealed where american politics are. in year 12 of this war. nobody is outraged by the prospect of it being all the way over. balloon down. "first look" is up next. >>> good friday morning. right now on "first look," vice president joe biden readies his gun control recommendations for president obama. >>> major concern among top military brass that budget cuts and hiring freezes...
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and afghan president karzai this time slamming the u.s. military in front of secretary of state john kerry. we're bringing in ambassador john bolton joins us, why did he do that? >> well, i think he's-- karzai continues to play an inside afghan political game, thinking that he can criticize the united states for his own benefit inside afghanistan. i think this was a big mistake to challenge secretary kerry like that on his first trip to afghanistan as secretary of state. but i think that secretary kerry made a big mistake in well in not answering directly and say we simply don't agree with that. you don't have to be contentious or argumentative, you can say politely, that's not our view. >> greta: what's our relationship with karzai? i realize it's been rather up and down for actually the last ten years. >> it could be that kerry was simply unprepared although that's nothing to write home about either. they did conclude the negotiations after, many, many weeks of months of effort it turn over the prison at bagram air force base. it may be
and afghan president karzai this time slamming the u.s. military in front of secretary of state john kerry. we're bringing in ambassador john bolton joins us, why did he do that? >> well, i think he's-- karzai continues to play an inside afghan political game, thinking that he can criticize the united states for his own benefit inside afghanistan. i think this was a big mistake to challenge secretary kerry like that on his first trip to afghanistan as secretary of state. but i think that...
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was it wise to invest with president karzai and his administration for that long? melissa: right. >> not with society. i mean, i have been raising the issue of funding ngo in afghan society, funding women's movements, students' movements, artists. this is a real guarantee for the future when the taliban would try to return. in the case of president karzai, maybe in the beginning that was useful, but on the lon run to have a foundaon of power based on foreign money or intelligence money is shaky. melissa: yeah. and that's really the problem is that when it's unrestricted and when it's not subject to any sort of controls and it's this hush money cash that no one's following, who is deciding who is the right person to receive it? who decides who deserves the tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, that this is the best choice to give to this person rather than to this person in the me country? how do you even decide in. >> look, anything that goes outside the normal principles and parameters oforeign aid that is us thed in congress -- discussed in congress and negotiate
was it wise to invest with president karzai and his administration for that long? melissa: right. >> not with society. i mean, i have been raising the issue of funding ngo in afghan society, funding women's movements, students' movements, artists. this is a real guarantee for the future when the taliban would try to return. in the case of president karzai, maybe in the beginning that was useful, but on the lon run to have a foundaon of power based on foreign money or intelligence money is...
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presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury it's not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can bury worried about that is what you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also you know that i can very said with this way back in november november nine of number six of two thousand and nine he said you know i think that karzai would like to have us investment more freely in there because he thinks that the u.s. is just interested in in fighting it in eternal war on terror and permanent military bases to have influence in that immediate area well i can very had it exactly right course he is acting that way it's an insoluble problem as long as the populace nani's play the game of feeding the insurgents the parker studies or our loyal allies of course and this whole questio
presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury it's not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can bury worried about that is what you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also...
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the meeting with karzai was in nondiplomatic language, a furious failure. karzai is standing his ground, and as of this writing shows every intention of waiting until after the april elections in afghanistan before signing any status of forces agreement. why should he cooperate when his own history of bluffing and obama's crossable red lines have served him well? recent leaks say the president is now retreating from his deadline. no surprise there. some believe mr. karzai actually wants a deal with the taliban and is pretending that foreign troops are the real enemy. yes, the enemy is us. to heighten the drama, american commander are complaining about having enough time to extract our forces by the end of next year. at last count, 2 #, 289 americans have given their lives defending this heremmic place where outsider were never welcome. 1,000 americans have been wounded, many of them permanently crippled. at home the pace for the war increases. a "washington post" abc news poll reports that 66% of our country believes that afghanistan is not worth fighting f
the meeting with karzai was in nondiplomatic language, a furious failure. karzai is standing his ground, and as of this writing shows every intention of waiting until after the april elections in afghanistan before signing any status of forces agreement. why should he cooperate when his own history of bluffing and obama's crossable red lines have served him well? recent leaks say the president is now retreating from his deadline. no surprise there. some believe mr. karzai actually wants a deal...
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in the case of president karzai, maybe in the beginning that was useful, but on the long run to have a foundation of power based on foreign money or intelligence money is shaky. melissa: yeah. and that's really the problem is that when it's unrestricted and when it's not subject to any sort of controls and it's this hush money cash that no one's following, who is deciding who is the right person to receive it? who decides who deserves these tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, that this is the best choice to give to this person rather than to this person in the same country? how do you even decide in. >> look, anything that goes outside the normal principles and parameters of foreign aid that is us thed in congress -- discussed in congress and negotiated with the administration, and then it goes nickel and dime and everything is known. outside that in the realm of con front talkings, the french used to call it deny confrontation, meaning blackmun you don't know where it's going, there must be at some point in government a level that should know about the sums. and then they should k
in the case of president karzai, maybe in the beginning that was useful, but on the long run to have a foundation of power based on foreign money or intelligence money is shaky. melissa: yeah. and that's really the problem is that when it's unrestricted and when it's not subject to any sort of controls and it's this hush money cash that no one's following, who is deciding who is the right person to receive it? who decides who deserves these tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, that this is the...
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we've known president karzai to be rather unpredictable in the past. secretary hagel was supposed to hold a joint news conference today with the afghan leader, but then it was canceled for what were said to be security reasons. the two did meet, we're told, in private. peter doocy now with the news from washington. peter? >> reporter: harris, afghan president hamid karzai made a sensational accusation against the united states this weekend telling a television audience he thinks the americans and the taliban have been coordinating terror attacks against civilians as recently as this week intending to show civilians how quickly the security situation on the ground will deteriorate after most u.s. troops have left the country the end of next year. >> they are trying to frighten us into thinking it was foreigners, were not in afghanistan we would face these sort of incidents. >> reporter: president karzai and visiting defense secretary chuck hagel canceled a joint press conference for security reasons, but the two met anyway and hagel says he told the afg
we've known president karzai to be rather unpredictable in the past. secretary hagel was supposed to hold a joint news conference today with the afghan leader, but then it was canceled for what were said to be security reasons. the two did meet, we're told, in private. peter doocy now with the news from washington. peter? >> reporter: harris, afghan president hamid karzai made a sensational accusation against the united states this weekend telling a television audience he thinks the...
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- the same day that karzai took over national security from the united states. we will continue to advise and support. but this in anticipation of us leaving all together next year. >> brian: yes or no? that should have been an answer to the president if the president wanted to answer. did you know hamid karzai has refused to participate in talks when you yesterday praised him for participating in the talks because they're fruitless, they're controversial and most military people say you have to talk to people, even your enemies. but you have to talk from a position of strength. we're halfway out the door and now we're going to sit down and talk? the taliban feel like they have hand. they have no reason to give in on any of these issues. >> gretchen: that's the problem with this type of form format and rephrase it. in this case, you get what you get, you get two questions to the president. she tried to get in two. she also asked about the nsa and we'll bring that you answer shortly. >> steve: you know what? had the president just simply answered yes or no, he pr
- the same day that karzai took over national security from the united states. we will continue to advise and support. but this in anticipation of us leaving all together next year. >> brian: yes or no? that should have been an answer to the president if the president wanted to answer. did you know hamid karzai has refused to participate in talks when you yesterday praised him for participating in the talks because they're fruitless, they're controversial and most military people say you...
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karzai going to be. these are very important 12 months ahead in which the entire security mission is transitioning to the afghans. conversations continue about whether there will be any sort of an adoring and military presence after the mission expires in december 2014. it becomes a very delicate, political, military -- host: are you still with us? we will see we can get him one more time. we lost him. thank you so much for talking with us for a few minutes. he has been traveling with the defense secretary, defense secretary -- as we look at what the papers are saying, here is "the new york times" -- you can see that headline in the new york times. a news conference for women was the setting for president karzai's claim that americans do not want a stable afghanistan. we're asking you about the tone of the less-afghanistan relationship. what you think it should be moving forward? the new defense secretary chuck hagel trouble over there. -- traveled over there. our next call is from massachusetts. caller:
karzai going to be. these are very important 12 months ahead in which the entire security mission is transitioning to the afghans. conversations continue about whether there will be any sort of an adoring and military presence after the mission expires in december 2014. it becomes a very delicate, political, military -- host: are you still with us? we will see we can get him one more time. we lost him. thank you so much for talking with us for a few minutes. he has been traveling with the...
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karzai is insistent that the pact instead be signed by his successor in april u.s. national security adviser susan rice traveled to afghanistan over the weekend and met with karzai to speak about moving the pact forward according to the white house rice reiterated that without a prompt signature the u.s. would have no choice but to initiate planning for a post twenty fourteen future in which there would be no u.s. or nato troop presence in afghanistan but karzai is seemingly rejecting that threat instead outlining new conditions for signing the agreement the conditions included but were not limited to returning afghan citizens from the u.s. detention center at guantanamo bay. well it's now been over six months since president obama took to the podium at the national defense university and spoke about the need for more accountability and transparency for the u.s. drone program the very precision of drone strikes and the necessary secrecy often involved in such actions can end up shielding our government from the public scrutiny that a troop deployment invites could a
karzai is insistent that the pact instead be signed by his successor in april u.s. national security adviser susan rice traveled to afghanistan over the weekend and met with karzai to speak about moving the pact forward according to the white house rice reiterated that without a prompt signature the u.s. would have no choice but to initiate planning for a post twenty fourteen future in which there would be no u.s. or nato troop presence in afghanistan but karzai is seemingly rejecting that...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry and karzai met today. nbc's mike taibi reports in kabul. >> reporter: the u.s.-run facility which today was handed over to afghan control, the afghans will have complete authority at this point. >> we're very comfortable that the sovereignty is fully protected and the interests of the united states with respect to prisoners are fully protected. >> reporter: mr. karzai will make the decisions promising he will consult with the u.s. about any prisoners considered to be high risk or potentially dangerous prisoners. there was discussion during the press conference about the coming afghan elections in april of 2014. secretary kerry was saying that he is satisfied that karzai and afghanistan are on the way to safe, secure and transparent elections. there were discussions about security issues which remain huge in this country. they discussed the withdrawal which is beginning right now of u.s. forces just west of kabul where there has been a lot of violence and accusations flying back and forth about whether or n
. >>> secretary of state john kerry and karzai met today. nbc's mike taibi reports in kabul. >> reporter: the u.s.-run facility which today was handed over to afghan control, the afghans will have complete authority at this point. >> we're very comfortable that the sovereignty is fully protected and the interests of the united states with respect to prisoners are fully protected. >> reporter: mr. karzai will make the decisions promising he will consult with the u.s....
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how difficult was chuck hagel's visit with karzai? well, they were supposed to have a joint press conference in front of the afghan and u.s. and nato press corps. that did not happen. one official saying to me they just couldn't be sure that karzai wouldn't show up and start ranting against the united states with the secretary of defense standing there. wolf? >> you know, it is pretty insulting when you think about it, the u.s. has 66,000 troops that are still in afghanistan right now, spending about $2 billion in u.s. taxpayer money every single week, almost $100 billion a year, barbara, and this is the way karzai treats the defense secretary, the new defense secretary, won't even go and have that traditional news conference at the end of that visit. >> to be clear, wolf, the pentagon's official reasoning was that it was due to security, but that doesn't say much either, does it, about the state of security in the presidential palace in kabul that they could not be sure the international press corps would be safe for a press conferen
how difficult was chuck hagel's visit with karzai? well, they were supposed to have a joint press conference in front of the afghan and u.s. and nato press corps. that did not happen. one official saying to me they just couldn't be sure that karzai wouldn't show up and start ranting against the united states with the secretary of defense standing there. wolf? >> you know, it is pretty insulting when you think about it, the u.s. has 66,000 troops that are still in afghanistan right now,...